3 Credit Hours

Are you among the growing number of dental professionals suffering from neck and back pain? Does your daily routine cause numbness and tingling sensations or chronic pain that impacts your ability to adequately treat patients? This lecture will review clinical observations, muscle recruitment, spine segmental mobility, and breathing techniques to restore function and alleviate pain.

Learning Objectives:

• Develop self-postural assessment, stabilization and realignment to ensure correct biomechanics when sitting, standing, reaching, etc.
• Learn advanced techniques and Pilates principles to retrain the body through oppositional movement patterning
• Learn the importance of muscle recruitment and balance, spine segmental mobility, and breathing techniques

Dr. Williamson has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.

Dental Society of Western PA is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider Approved by Pennsylvania Dental Association.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
Dental Society of Western PA designates this activity for 6 continuing education credits.